( BrE ) ( NAmE sa·vior ) / ˈseɪvjə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a person who rescues sb/sth from a dangerous or difficult situation :
The new manager has been hailed as the saviour of the club.
2.
the Saviour used in the Christian religion as another name for Jesus Christ
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French sauveour , from ecclesiastical Latin salvator (translating Greek sōtēr ), from late Latin salvare to save.